Posts Tagged: ACL 2024

ACL 2024 ~ The Year In Review

Where would we be without the arts?  2024 was another tumultuous year for the world, with no respite in sight.  In a climate of destruction, artists continue to create life-affirming works, a reminder that there is still goodness in the

ACL 2024 ~ The Year In Review

Where would we be without the arts?  2024 was another tumultuous year for the world, with no respite in sight.  In a climate of destruction, artists continue to create life-affirming works, a reminder that there is still goodness in the

Fall Music Preview 2024 ~ Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz

Our 2024 Fall Music Preview comes to an end on the first big release date of fall.  Soon everyone will be able to hear these albums in full!  But remember, this is only the beginning.  By the time the autumn

Fall Music Preview 2024 ~ Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz

Our 2024 Fall Music Preview comes to an end on the first big release date of fall.  Soon everyone will be able to hear these albums in full!  But remember, this is only the beginning.  By the time the autumn

Fall Music Preview 2024 ~ Modern Composition

Modern composition is looking incredibly strong this fall, as evidenced by the fact that half of our Ten Fall Albums to Check Out Now! came from this category.  One of these albums was literally buried for three years; another one

Fall Music Preview 2024 ~ Modern Composition

Modern composition is looking incredibly strong this fall, as evidenced by the fact that half of our Ten Fall Albums to Check Out Now! came from this category.  One of these albums was literally buried for three years; another one

Fall Music Preview 2024 ~ Experimental

The theme of David Stubbs’ book Fear of Music: Why People Get Rothko But Don’t Get Stockhausen is less an explanation than an observation: the general public is more willing to embrace experimentation in modern art than in modern music.  We

Fall Music Preview 2024 ~ Experimental

The theme of David Stubbs’ book Fear of Music: Why People Get Rothko But Don’t Get Stockhausen is less an explanation than an observation: the general public is more willing to embrace experimentation in modern art than in modern music.  We

Fall Music Preview 2024 ~ Electronic

The beats are back!  It’s time to move and groove with a full slate of electronic releases, designed to motivate and energize.  This tempo-based genre ranges from the languid to the extreme, with everything between. This season we see further

Fall Music Preview 2024 ~ Electronic

The beats are back!  It’s time to move and groove with a full slate of electronic releases, designed to motivate and energize.  This tempo-based genre ranges from the languid to the extreme, with everything between. This season we see further

Fall Music Preview 2024 ~ Drone

Descending from the heights of yesterday’s massive ambient preview, we come to a smaller but no less powerful calendar of drone.  This season’s schedule includes a double album from an artist whose 2022 record was our Album of the Year

Fall Music Preview 2024 ~ Drone

Descending from the heights of yesterday’s massive ambient preview, we come to a smaller but no less powerful calendar of drone.  This season’s schedule includes a double album from an artist whose 2022 record was our Album of the Year

First Half Highlights: The Top 20

The year is only half over, and we couldn’t wait!  We asked our staff to choose their favorite albums from the first half of 2024, and have compiled a top twenty. These are the albums that our writers are still

First Half Highlights: The Top 20

The year is only half over, and we couldn’t wait!  We asked our staff to choose their favorite albums from the first half of 2024, and have compiled a top twenty. These are the albums that our writers are still

ACL 2024 ~ Spring Music Preview: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz

The final segment of our Spring Music Preview covers releases in a variety of genres, symbolizing the vitality of the industry.  We’re super-excited about spring, and this is only the tip of the (melting) iceberg.  This week we’ve covered hundreds

ACL 2024 ~ Spring Music Preview: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz

The final segment of our Spring Music Preview covers releases in a variety of genres, symbolizing the vitality of the industry.  We’re super-excited about spring, and this is only the tip of the (melting) iceberg.  This week we’ve covered hundreds